Mehbooba bats for restoration of article 370 after coming under barrage of criticism
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the series of tweets by Sajad Gani Lone sharply criticizing Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah for maintaining silence over the issue of restoration of article 370 in the recent opposition meet of Sonia Gandhi, on Saturday PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has asked New Delhi to restore article 370 if […]
Paralympic flame in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening
TOKYO: The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin. Japan’s daily infections topped 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the number of severe cases also higher than ever as the nation battles a fifth wave driven by the more […]
Sombre mood as Taliban are back at Friday prayers in Afghanistan
KABUL: Gunmen flanked an Islamic scholar as he delivered a fiery speech on Friday to a packed Kabul mosque at the most important prayers of the week — the first since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan five days ago. The preacher rallied the faithful at the Abdul Rahman Mosque with a history lesson on […]
Taj Mahal To Reopen For Night Viewing From Today
The Taj Mahal will open for night viewing for visitors from Saturday, August 21. The monument had closed for night viewing on March 17, 2020 during the first lockdown due to Covid-19. Night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23 and 24 as the monument is closed every week on Friday and the lockdown […]
Scholarship Schemes
There have been many schemes from the central government for the students of Jammu and Kashmir so that they can move forward in their lives with the help of such schemes. In order to see the pace of implementation of such schemes recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with beneficiary students from J&K under AICTE’s […]
03 JeM militants killed in Tral Gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Three militant of Jash-e-Mohammad outfit were killed in an encounter in woods of Nagbaeran area of Tral in Awantipora of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that three militant of JeM have been killed in Tral upper reaches. However their identity couldn’t be established yet, IGP […]
Trooper dies after falling into gorge during anti-militancy operation in J-K
A soldier was killed after he fell down into 40-ft gorge during an anti-militancy operation along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in Poonch district, army said. Defence ministry spokesman based in Jammu said that at around 1315 hours, the soldier, Sepoy Lovepreet Singh, while operating along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range […]
Friday prayers not allowed in Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal, other shrines in Kashmir
Friday prayers remained suspended for the second successive week at historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown, Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal and some other famous shrines in Kashmir valley to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. However, prayers were allowed in local mosques, where people offered ‘Friday namaz’ amid strict COVID guidelines, including maintaining social distance and wearing […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 159 new positive cases, 318409 recovered so far SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: The Government on Friday informed that 159 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 36 from Jammu division and 123 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 323951. […]
Director Agriculture visits Uri, Bla
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited sweet corn areas of North Kashmir’s Uri Sub-division of Baramulla. During the visit, the Director convened a meeting of the officers and other stakeholders to discuss the different plans for the promotion and marketing of the sweet corn in the valley. The […]